The definitive, chronological, and up-to-date guide and trade reading order on collecting Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel comic books via omnibuses and trade paperback graphic novels. A part of Crushing Comics Guide to the Marvel Universe. Last updated June 2022 with titles scheduled for release through December 2002. Looking for Carol Danvers as Ms. Marvel (and Captain Marvel)? Head to the Captain Marvel Guide!
It’s fitting that the title of Captain Marvel has passed through the hands of so many Marvel heroes, since it tacitly implies the holder as a mascot for the unified Marvel Universe, just as Captain America stands as a patriotic symbol of America.
Similarly, it makes sense that the title of Ms. Marvel – originally tied to women’s liberation in the 1970s – has been passed down to a new hero.
The many long-time comic readers know Carol Danvers as the original Ms. Marvel, thought she graduated to being Captain Marvel in 2012. That status was cemented by her appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her Captain title. It’s likely she’ll never be a “Ms.” again.
With the name freed up by Danvers, in 2014 Marvel created a new hero to take up the mantel. Kamala Khan is a teenage girl, a Pakistani-American, a major Carol Danvers fan, and a dormant Inhuman whose shape-changing powers were activated by the aftermath of Marvel’s Infinity event.
Khan’s title is a modern-day delight – a perfect update of the teenage fumbling of early Spider-Man to the modern day for a young women of color trying to live up to the standards of her immigrant parents while forging her own identity.
Kamala Khan was allowed to exist on her own with little intervention in 2014-2015 – she makes few guest appearances outside of her first series. That changed in 2015 with the launch of her second series, after Marvel’s Secret War. Kamala returned with a much higher profile both with fans and within the Marvel Universe. That mean becoming a member of team titles (both Avengers and the Champions), participating in events, and appearing as a more frequent guest star.
Still, you don’t have to pay attention to that! G. Willow Wilson’s tenure ran for more than 50 issues, making a compelling, straight-forward run you can enjoy without the distraction of Kamala’s other appearances. A follow-up series by Saladin Ahmed is more connected to Kamala’s membership the The Champions, but it can still be read on its own.
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- Where to Start Reading
- The Complete Kamala Khan by G. Willow Wilson
- Series in chronological reading order
- in Marvel Now (2013-2015)
- in All-New All-Different Marvel and Marvel Legacy (2015-2019)
- in Marvel Fresh Start (2019 – present)
- Non-Continuity Stories
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Where to Start Reading Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel is one of the easiest Marvel heroes to get started reading, because she has such an obvious starting point with a clear, linear progression of appearances.
That starting point is Ms. Marvel (2014) #1 written by G. Willow Wilson! It kicks off Kamala Khan’s original 19-issue series, which established her character and which massively influences her Disney+ show. She only made 5 notable appearances outside of her title during that run, and four of them are always collected alongside her material. Plus, you can easily continue to her next series from 2015.
To get started, just continue to the next section, The Complete Kamala Khan by G. Willow Wilson.
If you love Kamala but tend to prefer team books focused on relationships between superheroes rather than their own personal lives, you can also start with Kamala’s membership in The Champions (2016). There, she interacts with other heroes including Miles Morales, Nova, and Amadeus Cho as The Hulk! See Guide to the Champions for more information.
The Complete Kamala Khan by G. Willow Wilson
Ms. Marvel’s co-creator G. Willow Wilson wrote her title across two series – the original 2014 volume and a 2015 second volume that picks up directly from where the prior one left off.
If you want to read the entire run in physical format, you have three different options: 5 deluxe oversized hardcover editions, 5 digest-sized paperbacks, and the original line of 10 trade paperbacks. Generally, Marvel does not reprint their book releases, so the older the volume the harder it could be to find at a reasonable price. For that reason, the new digest-sized paperbacks are probably the easiest version to obtain as of this writing.
If you’ve read this entire run and want to continue to Kamala’s next story, continue down the page to the Marvel Fresh Start section for her next series.
in 5 deluxe oversized hardcovers
- Vol. 1 (2015 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785198284 / digital) – Collects (2014) #1-11 and material from All-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014) #1
- Vol. 2 (2016 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785198369 / digital) – Collects (2014) #12-19, S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) #2, and material from Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-8 (A Stories)
- Vol. 3 (2017 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302903619 / digital) – Collects (2015) #1-12
- Vol. 4 (2018 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302909130 / digital) – Collects (2015) #13-24
- Vol. 5 (2019 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302917357 / digital) – Collects (2015) #25-38
in 5 digest-sized paperbacks
Though these have the same contents as the oversize hardcovers, they have different book design – so they aren’t simply paperback version of the same books.
- Vol.1: Kamala Khan (2019 digest-sized paperback, ISBN 978-1302916404 / digital) – Collects (2014) #1-11 and material from All-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014) #1
- Vol. 2: Metamorphosis (2019 digest-sized paperback, ISBN 978-1302918088 / digital) – Collects (2014) #12-19, S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) #2, and material from Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-8 (A Stories)
- Vol. 3: Super Famous (2021 digest-sized paperback, ISBN 978-1302923631 / digital) – Collects (2015) #1-12
- Vol. 4: Game Over (2021 digest-sized paperback, ISBN 978-1302929862 / digital) – Collects (2015) #13-24
- Vol. 5: Something New (2021 digest-sized paperback, ISBN 978-1302931674 / digital) – Collects (2015) #25-38
as originally released in 10 trade paperbacks
- Vol. 1: No Normal (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785190219 / digital) – Collects (2014) #1-5 and material from All-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014) #1
- Vol. 2: Generation Why (2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785190226 / digital) – Collects (2014) #6-11
- Vol. 3: Crushed (2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785192275 / digital) – Collects (2014) #12-15 and S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) #2.
- Vol. 4: Last Days (2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785197362 / digital) – Collects (2014) #16-19 and a team-up with Spider-Man in Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-8 (A-Stories)
- Vol. 5: Super Famous (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785196112 / digital) – Collects (2015) #1-6
- Vol. 6: Civil War II (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785196129 / digital) – Collects (2015) #7-12
- Vol. 7: Damage Per Second (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302903053 / digital) – Collects (2015) #13-18
- Vol. 8: Mecca (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302906085 / digital) – Collects (2015) #19-24
- Vol. 9: Teenage Wasteland (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302910785 / digital) – Collects (2015) #25-30
- Vol. 10: Time and Again (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302912697 / digital) – Collects (2015) #31-38
Marvel Now (2013 – 2015)
Marvel Now was a period of Marvel continuity that begin with a line-wide relaunch of every series during 2013 in the wake of the Avengers vs. X-Men event. This period was marked by the heavy influence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe film franchises on the publishing line – particularly when it came to the dominance of of The Avengers, their “trinity” of Cap, Iron, and Thor, and the rise to prominence of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
In 2014, the entire line was punctuated by a major event – Infinity – which was primarily centered on a pair of flagship Avengers titles. This event featured a conflict with Thanos and his Black Order (as later seen onscreen in Infinity War). The end of the event came with a major focus on Marvel’s Inhumans, and Ms. Marvel launched as a part of that focus.
Marvel Now ended in 2015 with Jonathan Hickman’s Secret Wars, which briefly brought the Marvel 616 Universe (and all of its other Universes!) to an end. That includes Kamala Khan seemingly facing down the end of the world in the final issue of her first series. However, she returned with no major changes to her continuity (along with the rest of the Marvel Universe) in All-New All-Different Marvel in late 2015.
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3 (2014) #1-19 (Feb 2014 – Oct 2015)
This series begins with Kamala Khan adopting the Ms. Marvel name and iconography. [Marvel Unlimited]
- in omnibus
- in deluxe oversized hardcovers
- in digest-sized paperback
- as originally collected
- as originally collected with guest appearances integrated
in a single oversized hardcover omnibus…
#1-19: Ms. Marvel Omnibus Vol. 1 (2016 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302902018)
This is a complete, single-volume collection of all of Kamala Khan’s stories from 2014-2015. It collects her entire 19-issue series as well as her introductory story from All-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014) #1 (which fits after issue #5 of her series). It also includes Kamala’s appearance in S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015) #2, as well as a team-up with Spider-Man in the A-stories from Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #7-8.
in a pair of deluxe oversized hardcovers (volume numbering continues to the next series)…
#1-11: Vol. 1 (2015 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785198284 / digital)
Also collects material from All-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014) #1
#12-19: Vol. 2 (2016 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785198369 / digital)
Also collects S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015) #2 and material from Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-8 (A Stories)
in a pair of digest-sized paperback graphic novels (volume numbering continues to the next series)…
#1-11: Vol. 1: Kamala Khan (2019 digest-sized paperback, ISBN 978-1302916404 / digital)
Also collects material from All-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014) #1.
#12-19: Vol. 2: Metamorphosis (2019 digest-sized paperback, ISBN 978-1302918088 / digital)
Also collects S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015) #2 and material from Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-8 (A Stories)
as originally collected in trade paperback (volume numbering continues to the next series)…
#1-5: Volume 1: No Normal (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785190219 / digital)
Also collects material from All-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014) #1
#6-11: Volume 2: Generation Why (Ms Marvel: Marvel Now!) (2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785190226 / digital)
#12-15: Volume 3: Crushed (2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785192275 / digital)
Also collects S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) #2 (The SHIELD issue is not listed in all solicits, but it does appear in the collection. Also, there is no Annual 1 for this series, as listed with some solicits – perhaps the SHIELD issue was originally planned as an annual.)
#16-19: Volume 4: Last Days (2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785197362 / digital)
Also collects material from Kamala’s team-up with Spider-Man in Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-8 (A-Stories).
as originally collected with guest appearances integrated…
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All-New All-Different Marvel & Marvel Legacy (2015 – 2019)
In the wake of Jonathan Hickman’s Secret Wars, Marvel again relaunched their entire publishing line into new series – even for series where the stories continued with no big change to the status quo. That included Ms. Marvel, still written by G. Willow Wilson.
The difference between this second volume of Kamala’s series versus the first is that she was much more integrated into the rest of the Marvel Universe in this period. Though Wilson typical kept this from interfering in Kamala’s own book, she was a member of the Avengers, a player in the Civil War II event, a founder of The Champions, and a part of the mutant/Inhuman team-up book Secret Warriors.
You don’t have to read any of those books to appreciate Kamala’s story! But, if you crave more Kamala, you can expand your read.
Civil War II at the end of 2016 marked the shift from All-New All-Different Marvel to Marvel Legacy. This had no effect on Kamala’s title, but broadly in the Marvel Universe it reflected a focus on the difference between original heroes like Thor the Odinson and Tony Stark and a new generation of heroes like Jane Foster Thor, Ironheart, and more.
Marvel Legacy did not have a single, firm ending point. Instead, titles rolled over to a “Fresh Start” when they reached a natural end of their runs throughout 2018 and 2019. For Kamala, this meant her G. Willow Wilson series concluded and she continued to a new run by writer Saladin Ahmed.
Ms. Marvel (2015) #1-38 (Nov 2015 – Feb 2019)
[back to table of contents] [Marvel Unlimited]
- in deluxe oversized hardcovers
- in digest-sized paperback
- as originally collected
- as originally collected with guest appearances integrated
See Avengers & New Avengers for Kamala’s escapades with the All-New Avengers (and then with Champions).
as oversized hardcover collections (with volume numbering continued from the prior series)…
#1-12: Vol. 3 (2017 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302903619 / digital)
#13-24: Vol. 4 (2018 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302909130 / digital)
#25-38: Vol. 5 (2019 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302917357 / digital)
as digest-sized paperback collections (with volume numbering continued from the prior series)…
#1-12: Vol. 3: Super Famous (2021 digest-sized paperback, ISBN 978-1302923631 / digital)
#13-24: Vol. 4: Game Over (2021 digest-sized paperback, ISBN 978-1302929862 / digital)
#25-38: Vol. 5: Something New (2021 digest-sized paperback, ISBN 978-1302931674 / digital)
as originally collected in trade paperback (volume numbering continued from the prior series)…
#1-6: Vol. 5: Super Famous (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785196112 / digital)
#7-12: Vol. 6: Civil War II (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785196129 / digital)
#13-18: Vol. 7: Damage Per Second (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302903053 / digital)
#19-24: Vol. 8: Mecca (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302906085 / digital)
#25-30: Vol. 9: Teenage Wasteland (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302910785 / digital)
#31-38: Vol. 10: Time and Again (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302912697 / digital)
as originally collected with guest appearances integrated…
#13-18: Vol. 7: Damage Per Second (
Marvel Fresh Start (2019 – present)
Also in this period, Ms. Marvel Infinity Comic Primer (2021) was a digital one-shot that recollected a brief origin recap.
Marvel Team-Up (2019) #1-6
This is effectively “Ms. Marvel Team-Up,” broken into two 3-issue arcs. The first is a Spider-Man team-up. The second is a Captain Marvel team-up. Based on Kamala’s costume in these stories, the first arc occurs before the first arc of her Magnificent series, but the second arc occurs afterward. [Marvel Unlimited]
#1-6: Ms. Marvel Team-Up (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302918316 / digital)
#1-6: Generations (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302945299 / digital pending)
Collects Ms. Marvel (2015) #36-38, Generations: Ms. Marvel And Ms. Marvel (2017) #1, Marvel Team-Up (2019) #1-6
Magnificent Ms. Marvel (2019) #1-18 & Annual 1 (Mar 2019 – Feb 2021)
Kamala is in a new costume after the first arc in #6, and is back to her old costume in #12, which helps to place her other appearances in this period. After the conclusion of this title, Kamala’s home book becomes Champions (2020) until its conclusion. See Guide to the Champions. [Marvel Unlimited] [Annual on MU]
#1-6: by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 1: Destined (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302918293 / digital)
Annual 1: Acts of Evil (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302921545/ digital)
Collects a series of one-shot fights between heroes and villains from outside their franchise from Punisher Annual (2019) #1, Venom Annual (2019) #1, (Magnificent) Ms. Marvel Annual (2019) #1, Deadpool Annual (2019) #1, She-Hulk Annual (2019) #1, Ghost Spider Annual (2019) #1, Moon Knight Annual (2019) #1, Wolverine Annual (2019) #1.
#7-12: by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 2: Stormranger (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302918309 / digital)
#13-18: by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 3 (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302925000 / digital)
During this collection, Kamala is the central character in the Outlawed mini-event crossing most of the young heroes at Marvel, the central plot of which is in Champions (2020). See Guide to Champions
In this period she appears in Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #8 & 10, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2016) #37, Shuri (2018) #6-7, Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #1, Ironheart (2018) #6, Tony Stark: Iron Man (2018) #8-9, War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas (2019) #1, Fearless (2019) #2-4, Marvel Comics (2019) #1000 & 1001, Spider-Ham (2019) Annual 1, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #14, Gwenpool Strikes Back (2019) #4-6, Incoming (2019) #1, Captain Marvel (2019) #17, Black Cat (2020) #1,
After the conclusion of this series she appears in King in Black (2020) #1-2 & 5, Captain Marvel: Marvels Snapshots (2021) #1, Marvel Voices: Legacy (2021), Reptil (2020) #1 (cameo), Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #35, and Captain Marvel (2019) #30 & 32-36
Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit (2021) #1-5 (Dec 2021 – Apr 2022)
#1-5: Beyond the Limit by Samira Ahmed (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302931261 / digital)
Likely after this series, she appears in Devil’s Reign (2022) #4-6, Devil’s Reign: Villains for Hire #3, Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha (2022), Marvel’s Voices: Identity (2022)
Ms. Marvel Infinity Comic: Bottled Up (2022) #1 – (ongoing)
Samira Ahmed continues Kamala’s story into this digital-first series for Marvel Unlimited. As of this writing, none of these digital-first series have been collected physically, though they do become available for purchase on Comixology several months after their initial release.
Ms. Marvel and… (2022)
A three-issue story as presented in a trio of one-shots.
& Wolverine (2022) #1, & Moon Knight (2022), & Venom (2022): Pending collection information
Non-Continuity Stories
Kamala was part of the Marvel Rising, a short-lived cartoon of female heroes also including Squirrel Girl with an accompanying comic, Marvel Rising: Heroes of the Round Table (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302918262 / digital)
Kamala received her own non-continuity graphic novel in 2012 with the Stretched Thin (2021 hardcover, ISBN 978-1338722598 / 2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1338722581 / digital)
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